Today, the Equestrian Club announced the agenda for its Annual Roundtable on Racing-Related Issues. The convention will be held at Saratoga Springs City Center in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Thursday, August 3, at 10 a.m. ET. President Stuart S. Janney III will chair the conference and offer insights into Jockey Club operations and the future of the sport.
This year’s keynote speaker is Michael Lopez, senior director of Data and Analytics for the National Rugby League. Lopez will discuss how the data is analyzed to enhance and help better understand football and possible correlations with horse racing.
Lindsay Czarniak, a sports reporter and presenter working for FOX NFL and FOX NASCAR, will use her extensive knowledge of sports to make observations on horse racing marketing.
The conference will also have two tables. The first session will be hosted by Pat Cummings, executive director of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation, with panelists Marshall Gramm, professor at Rhodes University in Memphis, Tennessee, and fellow founder of the Ten Strike Racing Association, and David O’Rourke president and CEO of the New York Racing Association. The seminar will focus on computer-aided betting and its impact on racetracks and bettors.
The second workshop will address the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) after the first year of enactment. The panelists were Lisa Lazarus, Executive Director of HISA; Ben Mosier, executive director of the Welfare & Integrity Unit in Equestrianism; and coaches Jena Antonucci and Ron Moquett. The panel will be moderated by Jockey Club President and COO James Gagliano.
Additionally, Kyle McDoniel, president and COO of Equibase, will present E-GPS and opportunities for Equibase to help grow the sport. Kristin Werner, senior adviser at The Jockey Club and administrator of the Thoroughbred Safety Committee, will discuss the improved traceability of Thoroughbreds and analysis of the Injury Database. Horse.
The full agenda and speaker biographies will be posted on jockeyclub.com prior to the conference, and the conference will be streamed live on the Jockey Club website and Facebook page, facebook.com/USJockeyClub.
The first Jockey Club Roundtable was held on July 1, 1953, at the Jockey Club offices in New York City. The following year, it was moved to Saratoga Springs, New York. Each year, the conference hosts discussions on important industry topics, including aftercare, horse safety, marketing and national unity, as well as national perspectives and perspectives. economy from outside Purebred.
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